| OutKast is an American hip-hop duo,
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| | of one of the album's singles, which bore
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| comprised of Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin
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| | Parks' name. After five years of legal
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| (formerly known as "Dre") and Antwan "Big
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| | contention, the suit was eventually
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| Boi" Patton. Having sold over 20 million
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| | settled with neither OutKast or LaFace
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| records with six albums under their belt,
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| | Records having to admit any wrongdoing.
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| OutKast is easily one of the most
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| | In 2000, the duo's fourth album,
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| successful hip-hop groups of all time.
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| | Stankonia, also debuted at #2 on the
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| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a double
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| | album charts and would ultimately go
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| album representing a solo album from each
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| | quadruple-platinum, thanks in large to
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| member of the duo, achieved diamond
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| | such hit singles including: B.O.B. (Bombs
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| status, selling over 10 million units, a
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| | Over Baghdad), So Fresh, So Clean, and
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| feat only two other hip hop albums have
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| | Ms. Jackson. Ms. Jackson would become
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| ever accomplished. OutKast's commercial
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| | the pair's first pop crossover hit,
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| success corresponds to the duo's
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| | achieving the #1 ranking on the US pop
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| critically acclaimed, distinct and
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| | singles chart. In 2001, OutKast would
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| experimental sound, which is rare for
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| | receive two Grammy Awards, one for Best
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| such a mainstream rap group.
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| | Rap Album for Stankonia and the other for
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| Benjamin and Patton, both from Atlanta,
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| | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
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| Georgia, went to the same high school
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| | for Ms. Jackson. That same year, the duo
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| together and would regularly engage in
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| | would release a greatest hits album, Big
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| rap battles, only to later team up and
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| | Boi and Dre Present...OutKast, which
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| form OutKast. In 1992, the newly formed
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| | included three new tracks. The following
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| duo signed to LaFace Records and became
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| | year, OutKast would receive Best Rap
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| the label's first hip hop act. In 1994,
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| | Performance by a Duo or Group for The
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| their full length debut,
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| | Whole World, one of the new tracks off
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| Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, which
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| | the record.
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| included hits such as Git up, Git Out and
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| | In 2003, OutKast released a double album,
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| Player's Ball, which would reach #1 on
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| | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The album,
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| the Billboard Rap Chart. OutKast's
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| | which was basically two solo albums by
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| second album, ATLiens, released in 1996,
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| | each member, would ultimately become the
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| reached #2 on the US album charts and
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| | duo's best selling album debuting on the
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| includes hits, ATLiens and Elevators (Me
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| | Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #1 and
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| and You), which would become the group's
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| | achieving diamond status. Hits such as
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| first Top 20 hit.
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| | The Way You Move, Hey Ya, and "Roses"
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| Outkast's third album, Aquemini, also
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| | would keep the album at the top of the
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| reached the #2 position on the charts at
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| | charts for several weeks. The album
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| the time of its release in 1998. The
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| | would go on to win the Grammy Award for
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| album earned the very rare "5 Mic" rating
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| | the 2004 "Album of the Year". OutKast's
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| from The Source magazine, which is
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| | next album will be the soundtrack to
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| equivalent to a 5 out of 5 rating. A
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| | their film Idlewild, which is scheduled
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| year later, the duo ran into legal
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| | to be released on August 22, 2006.
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| troubles with Rosa Parks over the title
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